Trams have made a stunning comeback in France over the past 25 years. To date more than 420 kilometres of lines are in commercial operation - over 465 kilometres if we include those running on tyres. More than 820 light rail vehicles are in service.
The development of trams is continuing with more than 150 kilometres of new lines to be built before the next local elections in 2014. The number of tramcars will be not far from 1,000.
When most French cities dismantled their trams only three...
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